>A law Gov. Charlie Baker signed in January 2021 created the commission to review the seal and motto

>The law originally set an Oct. 1, 2021

>Six months ago, members of a special commission unanimously agreed that Massachusetts should replace its state seal and motto.

>Commissioners were hoping to secure a third extension, until March 2023, to give them time to solicit public input.

>At a virtual meeting Tuesday, commission members discussed the possibility of steering the money toward a survey that would gauge what Massachusetts residents want in a new state seal, or using it to hire a graphic designer.

It took them until 6 months after their first deadline to even agree that it should be changed at all. WTF?

Why, after nearly two years, are they just now considering surveying the public?

What is going on here? Is the commission spending all of its time and money figuring out how to get more extensions instead of doing their job?

These lawmakers are on the commission and presumably bear some responsibility for dragging this out as long as possible.

• Marc Pacheco - Democrat - First Plymouth and Bristol

• Antonio Cabral - Democrat - 13th Bristol

• David T. Vieira - Republican - 3rd Barnstable

This is just me, but a new state seal is fairly low on my list of things to worry about.

The state keeps wasting money on this project that isn't going anywhere. I'm frustrated.

Real stumper. Maybe there's bigger priorities or a new administration coming in January.

I couldn't tell you the last time I blew my nose, either.

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Massachusetts wasting taxpayer money?!

This is my shocked face!

New state motto, get the fuck out of the left lane if you're going to drive slow

Massachusetts, the "can you believe this fuckin' guy? WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" state.

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... Did you not read the very comment I replied to? Or do you need a long list of examples to ignore?

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>What is going on here?

This, sir or madam, is Peak Massachusetts.

we don't have rodeo's, but we do have the j way. Is this your first trip down the j way?

Well, it would seem you're referencing additional previous waste.

So, yeah. That's, um, how claims work....

I mean, how much do you think is actually being spent on this? The lawmakers are just getting paid their standard salary anyways and it doesn't sound like much has been done on this topic.

Sure, it's silly that this is taking so long, but it surely isn't a priority and it costs essentially nothing to have these existing lawmakers technically be part of a commission if that commission isn't actively doing anything.

If they were commissioning a bunch of surveys and focus groups, etc. and then not doing anything with the results, then sure, that would be wasting taxpayer money. The $100,000 mentioned in the article was only allocated last week (so it hasn't been used yet) and is a tiny amount of money in the context of a $40 - 50 billion state government budget.

Of all the topics to get mad about regarding government waste, this is not it, it's a miniscule amount of money.